Heddle pulley

NameHeddle pulley

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeWest Africa, Africa

MediumWood, pigment

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in. (23.8 x 8.2 x 4.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Mr. William Hoffman

Object numberA.2012.8.8

DescriptionThick, blocky heddle pulley body is topped with a teardrop shaped face with a pointed chin and a pot on top of head. Long neck has several crosshatched scarification marks. Deep head stretches to depth of thick pulley. Pot is hollow, arms are thick and deep as well, pierced, and with a wood spindle holding a medium brown turned wood bobbin. Traces of white and golden colored pigments within incising on arms, chest, shoulders and hair.